thread: 2009-10-27 : Book Publishing - Some Startling Numbers
On 2009-10-28, jenskot wrote:
More numbers.
In September 2009, the top selling comic book sold 140,786 copies. In 1 month!
These are estimated sales from distributors to comic specialty stores. Where as the Amazon sales above are actual sales to customers. But unlike major bookstores, most comic specialty stores can not return their stock back to distributors. So these estimated numbers hold more weight.
The top 10 comics sold around 80,000 copies. Again in just 1 month!
The very bottom of the top 300 comics sold around 4,000 copies in 1 month.
And comic sales were Up 12% in September.
What's hilarious is that a few years ago these numbers were viewed as poor. But as sales for most products plummet, in comparison, these numbers are amazing!
